Bio

Jonatan Habib Engqvist is an internationally active curator and theorist based in Sweden.

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With a background in Philosophy and Aesthetic theory, he was curator of the VR Pavilion at the 58th Venice Biennale, co-curator of the 5th Project Biennial of Contemporary Art D-0 ARK Underground, Do secret services dream of a museum? with Basak Senova and Branko Franceschi, and is currently artistic director of New Småland on commission by 4 regional art museums and a university together with Mike Bode (2016-2020).

Engqvist manages Curatorial Residency In Stockholm and is editor in mischief of the online journal tsnoK.se. He has curated a number of international biennales and festivals including Cycle Music and Art Festival Berlin/Reykjavík/Koparvogur (2018), Survival Kit 9 in Riga, Latvia, Sinopale 6, Sinop, Turkey (2017), Tunnel Vision, the 8th Momentum biennale in Moss, Norway (2015) and (I)ndependent People, the visual art focus of Reykjavík Arts Festival (2012).

Previously project manager for visual art at Iaspis (2009-2014), curator at Moderna Museet (2008-09) and The Royal Institute of Art in Stockholm (2005-07). He has written in numerous publications and catalogues.